collaborative navigation for flying and walking robots
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this work is under review as:p fankhauser m bloesch p krusi r diethelm m wermelinger t schneider m dymczyk m hutter and r siegwart collaborative navigation for flying and walking robots in ieee international conference on robotics and automation icra 2016 submittedflying and walking robots can use their complementary features in terms of viewpoint and payload capability to the best in a heterogeneous team to this end we present our online collaborative navigation framework for unknown and challenging terrain the method leverages the flying robots onboard monocular camera to create both a map of visual features for simultaneous localization and mapping and a dense representation of the environment as an elevation map this prior knowledge from the initial exploration enables the walking robot to localize itself against the global map and plan a global path to the goal by interpreting the elevation map in terms of traversability while following the planned path the absolute pose corrections are fused with the legged state estimation and the elevation map is continuously updated with distance measurements from an onboard laser range sensor this allows the legged robot to safely navigate towards the goal while taking into account any changes in the environment

two velociroach robots cooperatively climb a step
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media for the icra 2016 publication: quotstep climbing cooperation primitives for legged robots with a reversible connectionquotthis video demonstrates step climbing cooperation primitives that enable a team of two velociroach robots to climb a taller step than they could individually the addition of a winch module that exerts tensile forces on a tethered magnetic connector allows the robots to form connections provide tether pulling assistance and remove connections successful trials for i single robot transition ii form connection iii connected climbing iv release connection and v tether-assisted climbing primitives are shown when these independent primitives are performed sequentially the robot team can climb a high-traction sandpaper step 65 cm in height which is tall relative to their 10 cm body length by: carlos s casarez and ronald s fearing

us military harnesses power of lightning
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us military creates lightning weaponorder your sourcefed posters here: http:bitlysourcefedpostersour source:http:bitlypj9x8qgo to sourcefedcom for our 5 daily videos or anything else we039ve ever donehttp:youtubecomsourcefedfollow us on twitter: http:twittercomsourcefedlike us on facebook: http:onfbmexqdv8mphilly d official app for instant updates: http:bitlyaiyy0whosts:elliottcmorgan stevezaragozamusic:ronaldjenkees

giles walker039s last supper
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giles walker039s extraordinary last supper a fully animated sculpture consisting of thirteen mechanical figures who interact around a table a year in the making this remarkable work is simultaneously humorous and frightening the last supper surpasses the audience039s initial interest in the robotic elements of the piece and draws us into the questions it poses and the all too human aspects it addresses it promises to leave a lasting impression on those who have the opportunity to experience it http:wwwgileswalkerorghttp:wwwblackratprojectscommusic wounded by kevin macleod http:wwwincompetechcomdirected by gavin elder http:wwwheylukecom

a day in the life of a kiva robot
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kiva systems founder and ceo mick mountz narrates a play-by-play video of how kiva robots automate a warehouse environmentcomplete video available for free at: http:foratvconferencewired_business_conference_2011-----how robots think: why artificial intelligence is nothing like the human mindmick mountz founder ampamp ceo kiva systemsin conversation with jason tanz mick mountz is founder and ceo of kiva systems mountz founded kiva systems in 2003 after experiencing the inadequacy of existing material-handling technologies for ecommerce at the grocery delivery startup webvan kiva039s integrated order-fulfillment solution employs hundreds of mobile robots and distributed intelligence to enable faster more flexible ecommerce distribution centers for companies like the gap saks fifth avenue diaperscom staples walgreens and crate and barrel under mountz039s leadership kiva was ranked sixth on the 2009 inc 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in the usbefore joining webvan mountz spent three years as a product manager at apple computer where he helped move new technologies like firewire dvd fast ethernet and 3d graphics acceleration into the standard desktop platformhe began his career as a mechanical and manufacturing engineer at motorola in 2008 mountz received an ernst ampamp young entrepreneur of the year award in the new england region he holds twelve us technology patents

cody performs autonomous bathing tasks on live human
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for more information please visit: http:wwwhsigatecheduhrlclean-iros10shtmlthis work has been presented at ieeersj 2010 international conference on intelligent robots and systems at taipei taiwanthis video shows cody with a compliant arm performing wiping motions that are involved in bed baths a laser-based operator-selection interface enables an operator to select an area to clean and the robot autonomously performs a wiping motion using equilibrium point control we tested the performance by commanding the robot to wipe off a 1-inch square area of debris placed on the surface of the upper arm forearm thigh and leg of a human subject

mexone mexican humanoid robot
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built by professor eduardo bayro-corrochano at cinvestav mexicomore info:http:wwwplasticpalscom

nexus s from google: robotic charm - behind the scenes
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the full story on how we used kuka industrial robotic arms to showcase the pure google experience on nexus s

salto - berkeley039s leaping robot
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roboticists at uc berkeley have designed a small robot that can leap into the air and then spring off a wall or perform multiple vertical jumps in a row resulting in the highest robotic vertical jumping agility ever recorded the agility of the robot opens new pathways of locomotion that were not previously attainable the researchers hope that one day this robot and other vertically agile robots can be used to jump around rubble in search and rescue missionsfor the full story visit: http:newsberkeleyedu20161206wall-jumping-robot-is-most-vertically-agile-ever-builtto compare the vertical agility of robots and animals the researchers developed a new metric to measure vertical agility defined as the height that something can reach with a single jump in earth gravity multiplied by the frequency at which that jump can be made saltos robotic vertical jumping agility is 175 meters per second which is higher than the vertical jumping agility of a bullfrog 171 meters per second but short

bitbeambot playing angry birds 1 of 2
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my robot plays angry birds does yours i created this robot for my quotextreme testing with selenium and jenkinsquot talk at the jenkins user conference on october 2 2011more info: http:wwwcloudbeescomjenkins-user-conference-2011cbhttp:bitbeamorgyou should also watch part 2:http:wwwyoutubecomwatchnr=1ampampv=x2e73hraepy

bitbeambot playing angry birds 2 of 2
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my robot plays angry birds does yours i created this robot for my quotextreme testing with selenium and jenkinsquot talk at the jenkins user conference on october 2 2011more info: http:wwwcloudbeescomjenkins-user-conference-2011cbhttp:bitbeamorg

soft robot walking and crawling
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harvard researchers have created a soft robot inspired by animals like starfish and worms read more: http:spectrumieeeorgautomatonroboticsmilitary-robotsfreaky-boneless-robot-walks-on-soft-legs

swarm of bacteria builds tiny pyramid
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a robotic micro-assembly process relies on several thousand flagellated bacteria acting as micro-workers to build a pyramidal structure work presented at iros 03909 by sylvain martel and mahmood mohammadi from the nanorobotics laboratory cole polytechnique de montral canada for more robot news visit http:spectrumieeeorg

eliza robots in concert 2
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eliza a robot developed by the beijing institute of technology performs on stage at the shanghai world expomore info:http:wwwplasticpalscomp=28299http:kingrobotcomcn

sports betting robot - automated sports betting
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http:sportsbettingrobotcom sports betting robot helps you to get automated winning picks for nfl ncaa and mlb click the link to learn more how to get the picksdo you want to follow a winning sports betting system but don039t have time to analyze the stats and probabilities yourselfare you tired of losing by following so called sports guru039s that have no clue what they are doingimagine if you had a fully automated sports betting robot that not only calculates all the stats and probabilities but also gives you exact picks you need to place to win with exact unit sizes yes complete no brainer- nothing to calculate- nothing to worry about- human error free winning picksthen check this out: http:sportsbettingrobotcomincoming search terms:sports bettingsports betting systemsports betting softwaresports betting tipssports betting for a livingsports betting strategiessports betting 101sports betting softwaresports betting explainedclick here to get the picks by the sports betting robothttp:sportsbettingrobotcomthanks for checking out this sport betting robothttp:youtube6vuut1tz3nw